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Villa Rubini 2009 Picolit (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

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Price $25

Villa Rubini’s golden Picolit dessert wine opens with a thick, dense mouthfeel and bright aromas of orange zest, candied fruit and crème caramel. Pair this wine with savory, aged cheese. — M.L. (12/31/2011)

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Villa Rubini 2006 Refosco (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

Price $18

Aromas here include milk chocolate, spice, ripe blueberry and plum. Made with Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso (a native grape of Northern Italy) the wine is soft, chewy and dense in the mouth. — M.L. (12/15/2009)

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Villa Rubini 2006 Schioppettino (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

Price $18

Villa Rubini Schioppettino opens with bright fruit nuances of black fruit, cherry, spice and clove. The wine is tart with a touch of sourness and leaves a lasting impression thanks to the healthy integrity of its fresh fruit. — M.L. (12/15/2009)

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Villa Rubini 2007 Friulano (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

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Price $14

Here’s a well-priced Friulano that offers good structure and creamy, dense persistency. The wine would work well with appetizers or light lunches and offers a fun blast of citrus, peach and pear. — M.L. (5/1/2009)

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Villa Rubini 2008 Pinot Grigio (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

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Price $16

This Pinot Grigio stands out in a crowd thanks to its slightly copperish hue and its mature aromas of peach, melon and pink grapefruit. Lean and crisp on the palate, it delivers a distinctive blast of lemon zest on the close. — M.L. (8/1/2009)

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Villa Rubini 2008 Friulano (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

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Price $16

There’s a playful candy-like element to the nose that recalls butterscotch, caramel or honey drops. Beyond those aromas are citrus, stone fruit and melon. This is a lighter, less dense expression of Friulano with a crisp, zippy close. — M.L. (8/1/2009)

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Villa Rubini 2008 Ribolla Gialla (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

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Price $16

Here’s a Ribolla Gialla that seems much less generous on the nose than it is in the mouth. You will identify aromas of peach, apricot, Golden Delicious apple and crushed mineral but these fragrances are distant and less intense. In the mouth, however, the wine delivers much more structure and staying power. — M.L. (8/1/2009)

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Villa Rubini 2007 Schioppettino (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

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Price $13

This vintage of Schioppettino (a native grape of Northern Italy) offers mature fruit aromas of prune, plum and raisin. The wine is a bit flatter than the 2006 expression and offers loads of exotic spice on the close. — M.L. (12/15/2009)

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